New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-13

Yes, Mrs Brandreth had latch-key and the
Bishop still absorbed in soul by the effects OF
the Burals biD and the aggressive conduct of the
GIamorganshire dissentels, kissed his wife and
daughter mechanically and went of Illuminating to
the AtIlonaum. Iris has been crying he said
to himself with pcnsive smile. ms John turned
the handle OF the carfage-door respectfully be-
hind him. Girls will make fuss about these
foolish love affairs But in little while she's
surc TO get over il. Indeed, for my part. what
She can possibly see to admire in this young man
I'm the Hundred and Fifjeth rather than III poor
dear good Canon Robinson, who would make sucb
an adhnilable husband for hcr-though TO be sure.
there is n certain disparity in agc-fairy Iasses
my comprehension.
ANA vct. when young Mr.. BIan1reth OF Christ
Church had wooed and won Charlotte Vandeleur
he was himself handsome young curate
The afternoon wore away slowly in Eaton Place
but dinnertime came at last ana lust ms MIS-
Rraudeth and Iris were rising up disconSolacy
from a pitiable prctence of dinner TOR The
sake of the servants there came very military
knock at the front door, which made poor WIS
lump and start with sudden flush OF VIVA
color her pale check.
whispered in pleased undcrtone. '"Is captain
Rurbury." -
And so it was. The mothers psychology Tor
instinct II you will had told her CORRECTLY. Mrs
Brandreth rose TO go into the draawing-room ~
soon ms the card was duly laid before her.
ouobtn't to leave them alone by themselves,
she thought to herself silently. III d1d. unoer
tho circumstance Arthur would be 1ustihapy
angry And thinking she drew hcr daukn-
ter's arm in hers. murmuring softy, IT'S ue"',
really feel oughtnt to leave YOU ahunw'',mru
off quietly without another worn W "'i Wv"
boudoir 1900, ,o,
| Iris. her heart beating fast ami msh' opeheu
| the door and stepped alone into the fIOhG ufa"
ing-rcom As she entered. Harry Buroury, oh"o
penitent and shamcfaced man, walked up TO h h
4 ..t.t.. lO1
| n moment as if he would bow merely :
then made as though he would shake hands with
her and finally carried away Tor q
moment from his set purpose, caught her up ar-
IDENTIFY in both his arms kissed hcr lace nun ~
dozen times over and pressed her tight AGAINST MS
heavinp BOSOM lie had never kissed her SO pe-
fore hut Iris somehow felt TO herself that the nc
| ton lust then really required no apology
Next minute Harry Burbury stepped back again
a few PAGES and surveyed her sadly WIN nus iaec
~ mean Miss Brsndreth-no, Iris. 1 made up my
mind as l came along in the train from Macrsnol
that should never. never again call you HIS
"But, Harry, you made up your mind too' you
| would never see me u -.
| al did. Iris. but thought thought, whch
came to think it over, that perhaps had oco'eI
| como and tell YOU, before / left England, why
felt it must be all closed forever between us.
"ieft England Harry All closed between us !
| ayes Iris; YES darling II And here Harry so
| far
| kissed her. 81 shall resign my commission anu
60 away somewhere 10 Vhc |oio
It. was a cry OF distress and it rang terribly IN
| tbe Young mans ears. bub with an enort nc
seeled himself. He didn't even KISS her. IT'S
| ba BEGAN once more, at isn't any use my Trying
| m call YOU Miss Brandreth and L won't 90 IT,
iris feel that after this have no night TO come
near you in future. l have no right TO DhSht
your life with that horrid, terrible. undcserVeo
suspicion" ..oo.., Won didn't
,oks e. And the couit-martial acquitted you.'
| "Yes darling, they acquitted me OF the charge
but NOT of the suspicion. II had taken 1t, lis
II a man had taken it, mean. he might perhaps
have kept his place on the strength OF the ac!uiV
Tn, and tried DO live II down and brazen 10 OUT IN
spite of everything. But as / didn't take IL anu
az can't bear the shadow Of thai horrible s''s-
piclon. I won't live on any longer IN England
and I certainly won't burden you, dearest "i'p
| such a terrible. unspcakable shame"
aIIarry," Iris cried. looking up at him sud,
denly 81 know YOU didn't do 10. i love YOU.
trust you. Why should we ever mind The other
people p ,..,
allow about your father, LIS No, no. darling
7 can never marry you while the shadow Of this
| hideous unworthy doubt rests over me still.
Iris took his hand in hers with gesture OF ten
derness which robbed the act or all suspicion Oh
unwomanly forwardness. Then she bean TO speak
/
sootbe him, to tell him that nobody would ever
believe it about him. till Harry Buibury himself
BEGAN half to fancy that his sensitive nature had
exaggerated the evil. How long they sat there
whispering together it would be hard TO say ;
when lovers once take to whispering. the CONVEX
saton may readily prolong itself for an indefinite
| feIiod. So at least Mis-, Brandrcth a. pcarcd To
/ think, for at the end Of quiet hour or so hcr
| sense of prOpriety overcamo her sympathy WIN
| Iris and she went down TO join the young couple
| in the front Grawng-roOm. IL gives me great
| rain to add, however, that she stood for moment
| and rustled about "a few magazines and papers on
| the landing-tablc, very prudently, before actually
turning the handle Of the drawings room door
| This is q prccaution t)o frequently neglected IN
such cases by the mattcrof-fact ana the unwary
| but ono whose breach | have often known 10 pro
duce consider able nconN eDicnce TO the persons
| concerned.
When Mrs RrandIcth at last entered she found
Iris as eirIs are usually found upon similar oc-
casions seated by herself bolt upright on very
stin-bacled chair at the far cn1 Of The ro1m
while Harry Burbury was playing ncrvoiisly with
the end Of his mustachc on the opposite side OF
the centre ottoman. Such phenomenal distance
spoke more eloquently TO Mrs. Brandicth's psy-
Geological acumen than any degree Of propinquity
| could possibly have done. "Thcy must have
been very confidential with one another" Mis.
Brandreth thought TO herself wisely. i've no
| doubt they've settled the matter by themselves
| offhand, without even thinking the least in the
world about dear Arthur"
Mamma" Iris said timidly but quite simply,
as her mother stood half hcsitaiing beside her
"Harry and have been talking this matter over
and at first Harry wanted to leave En;iand; nut
Pye been saying TO him that somebody must have
taken the money, and the best thing he can do
is TO stop here and try to find out who really took
it, And he's going to do so. And, for the pres
emit" Iris emphasized the words 'cry markedly,
"we're not TO be eneag%l at all TO ono another
but bye-and-bye, when Harry has cleared his rep
utation--7 and here Iris broke of suddenly,
becoming blush doing duty admirably for the
principal verb in the unfinished sentence. This
figure of speech is known to grammarans ms an
aposiopeSis. The name Is for the most part un-
known TO young ladies, but the figure itself is